An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - Hammurabi (c.1810? - 1750B.C.): Code of Hammurabi
/ You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ - Bible: "The Gospel According to Matthew" Chapter 5:38
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目には目を、歯には歯を。 - ハンムラビ［ハムラビ］ (紀元前1810頃? - 前1750): ハンムラビ法典［ハムラビ法典］
/ 「目には目を、歯には歯を」と言われていたことは、あなたがたの聞くところである。 - 聖書: 『マタイによる福音書』第5章38節
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